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Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Wells. Mainpiece [1st time: C 5, by Simon. Prologue by John Henniker (Town and Country Magazine, June 1791, p. 281). Larpent MS 906; not published; synopsis of plot in Morning Post, 11 May]. "Scarcely [any] performer in the piece thought it worth while to charge their memories with words, that they would wish afterwards, if they had, to forget as fast as possible...The imitations were some tolerably true, and a few excellent. Siddons and Storace were outrageous caricatures. Mrs Wells once came infinitely nearer the former. She is now deficient in tone and emphasis--all is shiver and sob. Mrs Crawford, Mrs Jordan and Mrs Abington were worthy her talents in the mimetic art" (Oracle, 11 May). Public Advertiser, 27 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Mrs Wells, No. 12, Weymouth-street, Portland-place. Receipts: #313 3s. (148.15; 8.7; tickets: 156.1)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: National Prejudice

Performance Comment: [Principal Characters-Lewis, Quick, Holman, Farren, Blanchard, Davies, Macready, C.] Powell, Mrs Mattocks, Mrs Wells, Miss Chapman, Mrs Harlowe, Mrs Davenett, Mrs Pope. [Cast from European Magazine, May 1791, p. 389, and Larpent MS: Sir Paul Flippant-Lewis; Mr Tudor-Quick; Egerton-Holman; Frank Tudor-Farren; William-Blanchard; Marquis Luzan-Davies; Sir Frederick O'Neil-Macready; Henry Tudor-[C.] Powell; Florizet-Mrs Mattocks; Miss Clerimont-Mrs Wells; Lucy Tudor-Miss Chapman; Emma Tudor-Mrs Harlowe; Madame Detour-Mrs Davenett; Harriet Clerimont-Mrs Pope; [New Prologue-Harley.

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

Cast
Role: Kathlane Actor: Mrs Martyr
Role: Norah Actor: Mrs Mountain.

Entertainment: Imitations End II: (for that Night only some) Comic Imitations-Mrs Wells; End: instead of an Epilogue, some Tragic Imitations-Mrs Wells

Event Comment: [In mainpiece the playbill retains Mrs Bland, but "An apology was made on behalf of Mrs Bland, who was prevented from appearing in public this evening by a recent loss in her family. We understand one of her children was unfortunately burnt to death, by its clothes taking fire...Mrs Roffey undertook her plaintive air in the Fourth Act, and was favourably received" (Dramatic Censor, I, 311).] Receipts: #244 18s. 6d. (181.13.0; 62.3.6; 1.2.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stranger

Cast
Role: Count Wintersen Actor: Holland
Role: Mrs Haller Actor: Mrs Siddons
Related Works
Related Work: The Stranger Author(s): August Friedrich Ferdinand von Kotzebue

Afterpiece Title: Of Age To-morrow

Cast
Role: Lady Brumback Actor: Mrs Walcot

Music: Vocal Parts, as17991127, but Mrs _Bland, Mrs Roffey; +To welcome mirth and harmless glee-Mrs Roffey, Miss Leak; I have a silent sorrow here-Mrs Roffey

Dance: As17991127

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Barbier. With Two Rows of the Pit rail'd into Boxes 6s. Pit 3s. Gallery 2s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Music: A Grand Entertainment of Vocal and Instrumental Music-Mrs Barbier, Mrs Margarita, Mrs Pulman, Mrs Fletcher

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Porter. By Their Royal Highness's Command. Admission to Pit and Boxes by Tickets only. Tickets for The Orphan taken or the Money returned

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift

Dance: Shaw, Denoyer, Thurmond Jr, Lally, Mrs Booth, Mrs Bicknell, Mrs Younger, Mrs Tenoe

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Baker

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Performance Comment: As17210309 but Lady Darling-Mrs Baker; Smugler-Johnson; Beau Clincher-Penkethman; Young Clincher-Miller; Dicky-Norris.
Cast
Role: Lady Darling Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Lady Lurewell Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Colonel Standard Actor: Mills
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Booth

Dance: Desnoyer, Boval, Mrs Booth, Mrs Bicknell, Mrs Younger, Mrs Bullock, Miss Tenoe, Miss Smith

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Turner Robinson. Tickets half a guinea. Gallery Box 5s. First Gallery 2s. 6d. Upper Gallery 1s. At 7 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Overture for French Horns, Hautboys, and Violins by Gasperini-; Three Airs-Mrs Robinson; Concerto by Corelli-Castrucci, Claudio, Pepo; Three Airs-Mrs Robinson; Solo for Hautboy-Kytch; Cantata by Handel-Mrs Robinson; New Concerto with French Horns by Handel-; Three Airs-Mrs Robinson

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Thurmond

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Cast
Role: Lady Dainty Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Lady Sadlife Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Clarinda Actor: Mrs Thurmond
Role: Silvia Actor: Mrs Booth

Dance: Passicale-Shaw, Mrs Booth; Turks' Dance-Thurmond, Mrs Younger; Peasants-Topham, Mrs Bullock; Dutch Skipper-Thurmond, Mrs Bullock

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Horton. Davies (Dramatic Miscellanies, I, 103-4): Upon Mrs Younger's quitting Drury-lane for a more advantageous income at Lincoln's-inn-fields, [Mrs Horton] was called upon by Wilks to act the part of Phillis in the Conscious Lovers. Younger had given the public so much entertainment in that part, that Mrs Horton met with very uncandid treatment from the audience; who so far forgot what was due to merit and the handsomest woman on the stage, that they endeavoured to discourage her by frequent hissing. She bore this treatment with patience for some time. At last, she advanced to the front of the stage, and boldly addressed the pit: "Gentlemen, what do you mean?What displeases you; my acting or my person?' This shew of spirit recovered the spectators into good humor, and they cried out, as with one voice, No, no, Mrs Horton; we are not displeased; go on, go on.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: As17241119, but Phillis-Mrs Horton.
Cast
Role: Phillis Actor: Mrs Horton.
Role: Sir John Actor: Mills
Role: Sealand Actor: Williams
Role: Indiana Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Thurmond
Role: Mrs Sealand Actor: Mrs Moore
Role: Lucinda Actor: Mrs Booth

Dance: Thurmond, Mrs Booth, Mrs Tenoe, Young Rainton, Miss Robinson

Event Comment: Benefit Giles, Randal, Mrs Aylett. Receipts: money #8 11s.; tickets #140 1Os

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Massaniello

Performance Comment: As17250329 but Cardinal-Boheme; Viceroy-Ogden; Mataloni-Hulett; Bissignano-Diggs; Pedro-Huddy; Peppo-Chapman; Belleriza-Mrs Moffett; Comic Parts-Bullock, Spiller, Hippisley, Morgan, Hall, H. Bullock, W. Bullock, Butcher, Norris.

Song: The Original Song: In Praise of Fishing-

Dance: End II: Louvre-Mrs Wall; III: Irish Dance-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; IV: Chacone-Mrs Bullock; V: Polonese-Lally, Mrs Wall

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Parker. Written by Shakespear. Receipts: money #26 11s.; tickets #77 7s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Eighth

Performance Comment: King Henry-Quin; Queen Katherine-Mrs Parker; Wolsey-Boheme; Anne Bullen-Mrs Bullock; Buckingham-Ryan; Cromwell-Walker.
Cast
Role: Queen Katherine Actor: Mrs Parker
Role: Anne Bullen Actor: Mrs Bullock

Dance: RRunning Footman's Dance-Nivelon, Mrs Legare; Shepherd and Shepherdess-Salle, Mlle Salle; Myrtillo-Dupre, Lally, Pelling, Mrs Legare, Mrs Wall, Mrs Bullock

Song: Singing in Italian-Salway

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Brett and Haughton. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd And She Wou'd Not; Or, The Kind Imposter

Performance Comment: Manuel-Cibber; Philip-Booth; Octavio-Cibber Jr; Trappanti-Miller; Soto-Harper; Diego-Norris; Hippolita-Mrs Thurmond; Rosara-Mrs Booth; Flora-Mrs Cibber; Viletta-Mrs Tenoe.
Cast
Role: Hippolita Actor: Mrs Thurmond
Role: Rosara Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Viletta Actor: Mrs Tenoe.

Dance: End I: Saraband-Mrs Brett; II: Pierot-Roger, Mrs Brett; III: A new Comic Dance-Haughton, Mrs Brett; IV: Pastoral-Boval, Mrs Brett

Ballet: V: The Cobler's Jealous Wife (new). Cobler-Boval; Wife-Roger; Countrymen-Essex, Haughton; Countrywomen-Mrs Brett, Miss Tenoe

Performance Comment: Cobler-Boval; Wife-Roger; Countrymen-Essex, Haughton; Countrywomen-Mrs Brett, Miss Tenoe.
Event Comment: Benefit Rochetti and Mrs Legare. Written by Shakespear. Receipts: money #24 19s. 6d.; tickets; #114 3s. Probable attendance: boxes, 22 by money and 203 by tickets; stage, 8 by money; pit, 14 by money and 318 by tickets; slips, 8 by money; first gallery, 59 by money and 157 by tickets; second gallery, 91 by money

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Performance Comment: As17280318 but King-Quin; Ghost-Milward; Polonius-Hippisley; Laertes-Walker; Horatio-Ogden; Fop-Chapman; Queen-Mrs Berriman; Gravediggers-Bullock, Spiller.
Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Berriman

Song: End I: Mrs Barbier; III: Rochetti; IV: Love and Wine-Leveridge, Legare

Dance: II: A new Ball Dance-Glover, Mrs Legare; V: Grand Dance of Lads and Lasses-Poitier, Pelling, Newhouse, Lanyon, Dupre Jr, Mrs Laguerre, Mrs Ogden, Mrs Anderson, Miss LaTour

Event Comment: Benefit Grant, a Mercer. Receipts. #15 19s.; tickets #119 9s. See also a letter by Mrs Pendarves, in Delany, Autobiography, I, 199-200

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-; Singing-Mrs Barbier, Mrs Wright, Mrs Seedo, Mrs Chambers; Solo on German Flute-Festing

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Robinson. Receipts: money #10 17s.; tickets #39 17s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-; The best Italian Opera songs-Mrs Barbier, Mrs Wright, Mrs Seedo, Mrs Chambers; Concerto on Chamber Horns-; Solo on German Flute-

Event Comment: Benefit Dunstall, Delagarde, Dupre, Mrs Rowley

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Performance Comment: As17441130, but Harriet-Mrs Rowley.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: Nell-Mrs Dunstall; Jobson-Dunstall.
Cast
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Dunstall

Dance: II: Comic Dance-Villeneuve, Delagarde, Mrs Delagarde; IV: Scotch Dance-Villeneuve, Mrs Delagarde, Delagarde, Destrade, Mrs LeBrun, Mrs Villeneuve; V: Comic Dance- [see17450423

Event Comment: Afterpiece: Not acted these 2 years. [Entertainment in place of Dermot and Kathlane, advertised on playbill of 15 Nov.] Receipts: #201 9s. 6d. (191/11/0; 9/18/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's

Dance: In Act III of mainpiece a Hornpipe in character by Platt

Entertainment: As17931111

Cast
Role: The Dances Actor: Byrn, Holland

Opera: As17931012, but Mrs Peachum-Mrs Fawcett. Also BARNABY BRITTLE. Barnaby Brittle-Quick; Jeremy-Blanchard; Clodpole-Bernard; Lovemore-Davies; Sir Peter Pride-Cubitt; Jeffery-Abbot//Damaris-Miss Stuart; Lady Pride-Mrs Leicester; Mrs Brittle-Mrs Mattocks

Performance Comment: Also BARNABY BRITTLE. Barnaby Brittle-Quick; Jeremy-Blanchard; Clodpole-Bernard; Lovemore-Davies; Sir Peter Pride-Cubitt; Jeffery-Abbot//Damaris-Miss Stuart; Lady Pride-Mrs Leicester; Mrs Brittle-Mrs Mattocks .
Cast
Role: Lady Pride Actor: Mrs Leicester
Role: Mrs Brittle Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Knight. At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Receipts: money #27 17s. 6d. and tickets #23 13s. The Epilogue was printed in Weekly Journal or British Gazetteer, 7 April, with a note: The Author of the following Epilogue would never have thought of publishing such a Trifle, but to let the Town see that scandalous Piece (as some were pleas'd to call it) not fit to be spoken. Mrs Knight's Zeal to the Government (which she has always express'd at the Worst of Times) cannot be enough applauded....It was wrote with no other Design than to do her some Service on her Benefit-Day; but has had indeed a quite contrary Effect, and kept back that Part of her Audience whose Money is as good as other Peoples, tho' their Principles (as being Tories) are the worst in the World

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Performance Comment: See17151020, but Widow Lackit-Mrs Knight; A New Epilogue-Mrs Knight.
Cast
Role: Widow Lackit Actor: Mrs Knight
Role: A New Epilogue Actor: Mrs Knight.

Afterpiece Title: The Cobler of Preston

Song: As17160215

Dance: delaGarde, Moreau, Thurmond Jr, Mrs Schoolding, Mrs Cross; particularly the last new comic dance-Moreau, Mrs Cross

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Heron and Mrs Campbell. Written by Beaumont and Fletcher

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Cast
Role: Clara Actor: Mrs Baker.
Role: Leon Actor: Mills
Role: Margareta Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Estifania Actor: Mrs Oldfield

Dance: Shaw, Desnoye, Thurmond Jr, Mrs Booth, Mrs Younger, Mrs Bullock

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Bullock, the Dancer, and Mrs Wall. Receipts: money #42 10s. 6d.; tickets #103 7s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Performance Comment: Careless-Ryan; Blunt-Quin; Story-Diggs; Day-Hippisley; Abel-W. Bullock; Obadiah-Morgan; Teague-H. Bullock; Bookseller-Spiller; Ruth-Mrs Bullock; Arbella-Mrs Butcher; Mrs Day-Mrs Egleton.
Cast
Role: Ruth Actor: Mrs Bullock
Role: Arbella Actor: Mrs Butcher
Role: Mrs Day Actor: Mrs Egleton.

Dance: End I: Saraband-Mrs Wall; II: A new Chacone-Mrs Bullock; III: Polonese-Lally, Mrs Wall; IV: Wooden Shoe-Nivelon; V: Myrtillo-

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Brett and Mrs Young

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Cast
Role: Ruth Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Blunt Actor: Mills
Role: Story Actor: Wm. Mills
Role: Arabella Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Mrs Day Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Mrs Chat Actor: Mrs Willis

Dance: I: Pastoral-Boval, Mrs Brett; III: La Peirrette-Roger, Mrs Brett; V: A new Saraband, Minuet-Boval, Mrs Brett

Event Comment: Benefit Gwinn, Mrs Clarke, Mrs Palin. Written by Shakespear. Receipts: money #5 10s.; tickets #145 17s. Probable attendance: boxes, 3 by money and 225 by tickets; stage, 5 by money; pit, 9 by money and 355 by tickets; first gallery, 4 by money and 355 by tickets; second gallery, 16 by money

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jew Of Venice

Performance Comment: Antonio-Ryan; Bassanio-Walker; Shylock-Ogden; Gratiano-Milward; Portia-Mrs Berriman; Nerissa-Mrs Bullock; Jessica-Mrs Palin.
Cast
Role: Portia Actor: Mrs Berriman
Role: Nerissa Actor: Mrs Bullock
Role: Jessica Actor: Mrs Palin.

Song: new Song-Miss Fenton; The Cobler's Tragical End-Leveridge

Dance: SScottish Dance-Mrs Bullock; Wooden Shoe Dance-Nivelon; Grand Dance of Moors-Glover, Pelling, Newhouse, Lanyon, Mrs Ogden, Mrs Anderson, Miss LaTour

Event Comment: Benefit Wilcocks, Mrs Morgan, Mrs Cook. Receipts: money #16 15s. 6d.; tickets #138 11s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fortune Hunters

Cast
Role: Lady Sly Actor: Mrs Berriman
Role: Sophis Actor: Mrs Bullock
Role: Mrs Spruce Actor: Mrs Egleton
Role: Maria Actor: Mrs Younger.

Dance: SScots Dance-Mrs Bullock; Fingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; French Peasant-Moreau, Mrs Bullock

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Wright and Mrs Vincent. Receipts: money #44 19s.; tickets #107 6s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Performance Comment: As17311203, but Angelina-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Angelina Actor: Mrs Vincent.
Role: Louisa Actor: Mrs Bullock
Role: Elvira Actor: Mrs Hallam
Role: Honoria Actor: Mrs Stevens

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Cast
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Cantrell
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Kilby
Role: Hob's Mother Actor: Mrs Egleton.

Dance: I: The Sicilian-Glover, Mrs Pelling; III: The Baulk-; V: Hornpipe-Jones, Mrs Ogden

Song: II: Non lo diro col Labro (in Ptolomy)-Mrs Wright; Timido Pelegrino (in Ormisda)-Mrs Wright; IV: Bacchanalian Song-Leveridge; V: Sincero Astelli (Sosarmes), Se mi Foglie (Ormisda)-Mrs Wright

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amphitryon

Performance Comment: As17351004, but Phaedra-Mrs Clive .
Cast
Role: Phaedra Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Amphitryon Actor: W. Mills
Role: Jupiter Actor: Mills
Role: Alcmena Actor: Mrs Thurmond
Role: Bromia Actor: Mrs Cross

Afterpiece Title: The Contr1vances

Cast
Role: Arethusa Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Pritchard

Dance: II: English Maggot by Villeneuve and Mrs Walter. III: Dutchman and Frow by Le Brun and Miss Brett. IV: A Grand Ballet (revived): The Fat Farmer and his Family, with Fat Farmer-Harper; Sons-Thurmond, Pelling, Davenport; Daughters-Mrs Walter, Mrs Pelling, Miss Brett. V: Revellers by Essex, Mrs Walter, &c. End Afterpiece: Harper's Drunken Man

Performance Comment: III: Dutchman and Frow by Le Brun and Miss Brett. IV: A Grand Ballet (revived): The Fat Farmer and his Family, with Fat Farmer-Harper; Sons-Thurmond, Pelling, Davenport; Daughters-Mrs Walter, Mrs Pelling, Miss Brett. V: Revellers by Essex, Mrs Walter, &c. End Afterpiece: Harper's Drunken Man .
Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Walter. Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. [Tickets at Mrs Walter's House, near the Baker's, in Bridges-Street, cg. Tickets for Pelling, Rector, Woodburn taken also.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Cast
Role: Mademoiselle Actor: Mrs Cross.
Role: Heartfree Actor: Mills
Role: Lady Brute Actor: Mrs Butler
Role: Lady Fanciful Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Mills

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Dance: I: English Maggot-Rector, Mrs Walter; II: Grand Dance of Moors-Muilment, Mrs Walter, Rector; IV: Pierots-Pelling, Leviez; V: Minuet-Rector, Mrs Walter